REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Deductive Reasoning, Natural Philosophy, Copernican Revolution
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Task 2: through the lens of new science. Learning goals: galileo"s viewpoint, aristoteles viewpoint, compare them, what is the new in the new science, zeitgeist of the time, external influences on science of that time. Founder of the academy in athens (388 bce) Ideas: method of knowledge = rationalism reasoning on the basis of innate ideas. Careful observation was not needed our perception is a mere reflection of the true nature of things. People are born with innate knowledge of the ideal reality and can uncover this knowledge by using deductive reasoning. Ideas: purely empirical: observation is key to nature, perception is the same as reality, method of knowledge: deduction and also induction. Made a distinction between deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning attached more importance to precise observations than plato as the start of knowledge. Aristotle pointed to the importance of inductive reasoning.
